New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

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  New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species Abstract  28 species of spider are newly recorded from Anguilla, a United Kingdom Overseas Territory, in the Lesser Antilles, including seven also new to science:  Agyneta   anguilla  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Sphecozone   sandyground  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Mimetus   antillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Mimetidae),  Modisimus anguillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Pholcidae),  Anelosimus   blackgardens  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae),  Anelosimus covepond  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae), and  Coleosoma   roadsalt  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor...

On the identity of Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 and first records of three other non-native goblin spiders from Ascension Island (Araneae: Oonopidae)

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On the identity of Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 and first records of three other non-native goblin spiders from Ascension Island (Araneae: Oonopidae)

Strand (1909) described Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 from Ascension Island, stating “Zwei ♀♀ von Ascension 14.IX.03, unter Euphorbia origanoides” (Strand, 1909: 549) indicating the habitat from which it was collected and clarifying there were two [syntypic] females. This material was collected by the 1901–1903 German South Polar Expedition, which also collected spiders on nearby Saint Helena (Strand 1909; Sherwood & Fowler 2023). Strand’s description focuses mostly on somatic characters and does little to establish the identity of this species, given the lack of illustrations, which is common for his descriptions (Nentwig et al. 2020).

Many thanks to Danni Sherwood for providing me with the full paper via ResearchGate

Sherwood, Danniella & Sharp, Adam. (2024). On the identity of Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 and first records of three other non-native goblin spiders from Ascension Island (Araneae: Oonopidae). 5437. 125-130. 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.1.9.